Fun Videos

A few recent ones, can't believe how big she's getting!

Emma fell and split her lip a week or so ago. She wouldn't let us put ice on it, so we gave her an ice cream bar instead -- worked great! :)



Emma loves dancing, and she also likes getting spun around and around until she gets dizzy. She's figured out how to do it herself AND she signs "more"!



And last, but not least, Emma has figured out how to make her Scout doll play (thank you Aunt Ann, again for the Scout dog!). She loves dancing to his music.

Dancing and Drawing

Emma's had two little fun milestones lately. She's learned how to "dance" more effectively by going in a circle. And sometimes she'll hold Mommy's hand and we'll go in a circle together, it's really cute.

The drawing things is AWESOME! She just really learned what a pencil and crayon were this past Monday, and since then we spend time every day drawing. So far it's mostly a scribble, but I'm so happy because she's (1) not putting the crayons in her mouth as much as we thought she might, and (2) she seems to really, really enjoy it! She'll take her crayon and her paper, and climb up on the couch and stay there for the better part of half an hour sometimes.

Video proof! :)

Drawing (and climbing)



And dancing!

Dancing Emma

This morning we were listening to the "classic" rock station (the one that plays 80's music) and Daddy was having a good time with Emma. I think she was enjoying herself too! :)

Emma "Dancing"

Joe had a friend who brought back a CD from Dubai for him of a musician in the Middle East. Georges Wassouf is a Syrian singer, and apparently his music is quite popular with the teenagers in Syria! The family that Joe stayed with in Damascus had a teenage son that would blast this music at all times day and night.

The song she is "dancing" to (e.g., just randomly swinging her arms around, but I swear it looks like she's in time with the music) is called "Patience is A Virtue" (roughly translated... also could be "Endurance is Good").